Life expectancy in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Life expectancy was 72.7 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Saint Lucia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 72.7 years for life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Saint Lucia peaked at 72.96 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 48.29 years, in 1950.
Saint Lucia ranks 144th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.93 years | 48.29 years | 57.32 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.41 years | 57.87 years | 64.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.72 years | 64.29 years | 67.38 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.59 years | 67.8 years | 70.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.75 years | 70.01 years | 71.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.26 years | 70.78 years | 72.96 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.69 years | 72.25 years | 72.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7 years | 69.12 years | 72.7 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 141 Honduras 72.88 years compare
- 142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
- 145 Guatemala 72.6 years compare
- 146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, total 131,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1,229 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1,059 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Saint Lucia?
- Life expectancy in Saint Lucia was 72.7 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.96 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.29 years in 1950.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for life expectancy?
- Saint Lucia ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.